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Police rescue kidnapped man from house in Salvador
Bahia Civil Police rescued a kidnapped man in Salvador, in Brazil’s Bahia state.
He was at a party in the Pirajá neighborhood when members of a criminal group took him to a house in Calabetão.
The kidnappers tortured him and demanded money from his family in exchange for his release.
A tip led police to the location, where they found and freed the man.
Police also found drugs, a scale and a notebook with notes that may relate to drug sales.
An armed man was arrested for illegal firearm possession.
Investigations continue to identify the other suspects and clarify what happened.
Bahia Civil Police rescued a man who had been kidnapped in Salvador on Monday, October 26.
The man was abducted from a party in Pirajá and taken to a house in Calabetão.
Police said he was tortured and that the kidnappers demanded money from his family for his release.
Officers found drugs and suspected drug-trade records at the location.
A man carrying a firearm was arrested, while investigations continue to identify other people involved.
- Who
- Bahia Civil Police rescued the man. A man carrying a firearm was arrested.
- What
- A kidnapped man was rescued from a house. Police said his captors tortured him and demanded money from his family.
- When
- Monday, October 26. The kidnapping took place during the early morning.
- Where
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The man was abducted in Pirajá and taken to a house in Calabetão.
- Why
- The kidnappers demanded money from the man's family as a condition of his release.
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The man was kidnapped at a party in Pirajá and taken to a house in Calabetão.
Bahia Civil Police rescued the man after receiving reports about a possible location.
Police said investigations were continuing to identify and locate other people involved.
- Rescue date
- Monday, October 26
- Abduction location
- Pirajá, Salvador
- House location
- Calabetão, Salvador
- Items seized
- Marijuana, cocaine, crack, a precision scale and a notebook with suspected drug-trade records
- Arrest
- A man carrying a firearm was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm